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Polls statewide opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday as voters decide on a temporary 1-cent increase in the state sales tax, the first general tax election in a decade.

There's an extra incentive to vote in seven Valley communities, as local issues ranging from instituting a property tax to electing city council members also are on the ballot.

In Maricopa County, elections officials are predicting a light turnout at the polls, as voters have increasingly opted to return their ballots through the mail. azcentral.com